They collected the information about Nadira as she had sent some of her pictures to a competition in England in 2016.

One of the gangsters later made a phone call to her during in May last year identifying himself as an officer of the competition, said the woman and CID officials.

The caller also informed Nadira that her artworks won the completion and she was sent an award worth 3,00000 pounds and some gifts, said Suman Kumar Das, an assistant superintendent of CID. Later, a gangster identifying herself as a customs official told Nadira about a parcel carrying a huge amount of British currency and valuables.

She also said Chittagong Port Authority blocked the parcel as a huge amount of money is required to get them released.

Nadira said she later had sent the money to bank accounts.

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